Ganga, Gaṅgā, Gāṅga, Gamga: 47 definitions

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Ganga means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Hindi, biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Gaṅgā (गङ्गा):—f. [Die Uṇādi-Affixe 1, 122.] der Ganges [Amarakoṣa 1, 2, 3, 30.] [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 1, 2, 30.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1081.] [Ṛgveda 10, 75, 5.] [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 13, 5, 4, 11.] [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 13, 3, 20.] [Taittirīyāraṇyaka 2, 20.] [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 8, 92.] [Matsyopākhyāna 18.] [Indralokāgamana 1, 20.] gaṅgāprapāta [Raghuvaṃśa 2, 26.] die Herabkunft der Gaṅgā [Mahābhārata 3, 8831. fgg.] [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 44.] gaṅgā tripathagā (im Luftraum, auf der Erde und in der Unterwelt) [Harivaṃśa 12782.] spaltet sich in 4 Flüsse [Viṣṇupurāṇa 170. 229.] gaṅgā saptavidhā [Mahābhārata 3, 10821.] [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 44, 14. fgg.] [Viṣṇupurāṇa 171,] [Nalopākhyāna 12.] älteste Tochter des Himavant und der Menā [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 36, 15.] Gemahlin Śāntanu’s und Mutter Bhīṣma’s [Mahābhārata 1, 3800.] [Harivaṃśa 2967. fgg.] ihr Verhältniss zu Bhagīratha [810. fgg.] [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 44.] [Viṣṇupurāṇa 379.] zu Jahnu [Harivaṃśa 1417. fgg.] [1757. fgg.] eine der Gemahlinnen Dharma's [Viṣṇupurāṇa 119,] [Nalopākhyāna 12.] ākāśagaṅgā die im Luftraum (vor ihrem Fall zur Erde) strömende G. [Rāmāyaṇa 4, 44, 61.] [Suśruta 1, 114, 5] (wohl die Milchstrasse). vyomagaṅgā [Kumārasaṃbhava 6, 5.] gaṅgāśoṇa n. die Gaṅgā und der Śoṇa [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 2, 4, 7,] [Scholiast] gaṅgāṣṭaka n. acht Verse an die G. [HAEB.] [Chr. 469. fg.] [Weber’s Verzeichniss No. 1352.] Die 4 Gaṅgā auf Ceylon [Lassen’s Indische Alterthumskunde I, 196.] — Viell. auf gam zurückzuführen.

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Gāṅga (गाङ्ग):—(von gaṅgā)

1) adj. f. ī in oder an der Gaṅgā befindlich, daher kommend u.s.w. [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 3, 487.] [Medinīkoṣa g. 5.] gāṅgo hradaḥ (vgl. gaṅgāhrada) [Mahābhārata 5, 996.] yāvatyaḥ sikatā gāṅgyaḥ [7, 2215.] āvarta iva gāṅgasya toyasya [Rāmāyaṇa 5, 50, 16.] [Bhartṛhari 3, 88.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 3, 20, 5. 8, 6, 13.] gāṅgaiḥ salilairdivaścyutaiḥ [Kumārasaṃbhava 5, 37.] n. (sc. ambu) Regenwasser einer besonderen Art (von der himmlischen Gaṅgā): gāṅgamāśvayuje māsi prāyaśo varṣati [Suśruta 1, 170, 2. fgg.] —

2) m. oxyton. metron. gaṇa śivādi zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 4, 1, 112.] a) Skanda's [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] — b) Bhīṣma’s [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 2, 8, 12.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] [Harivaṃśa 1824.] —

3) f. gāṅgī Beiname der Durgā [Harivaṃśa] [LANGL. 2, 217]; die Calc. Ausg. [10243] : gārgī . — Vgl. gāṅgeya .

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Gaṅga (गङ्ग):—vgl. dviveda .

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Gaṅgā (गङ्गा):—als Frauenname [HALL 175.] [Oxforder Handschriften 281,a,2.]

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Gāṅga (गाङ्ग):—

1) ambu [Spr. 829.] apāṃ pravāho gāṅgaḥ (gāṅgyaḥ v. l.) [3522.]

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Gāṅga (गाङ्ग):—(Nachträge), zur 2ten Stelle vgl. [Spr. (II) 414.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

Gaṅgā (गङ्गा):—f. —

1) der Ganges. Hat weisses Wasser [Indische sprüche 7759.] Floss ehemals im Himmel , von woher Bhagīratha sie auf die Erde leitete. Sie ist die Tochter des Himavant. —

2) ein Frauenname.

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Gāṅga (गाङ्ग):——

1) Adj. (f. ī) in oder an der Gaṅgā befindlich , daher kommend u.s.w. —

2) m. Metron. — a) Bhīṣma’s — b) *Skanda's. —

3) f. ī Beiname der Durgā. v.l. gārgī und gaṅgā. —

4) n. Regenwasser einer besonderen Art.

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